Don’t Put Your Swimsuit Body Off Like Your Taxes: Invest in a New You (Fitness PR Division)

While many people wait until the last minute to file their taxes, others do the same when it comes to getting their bodies ready for swimsuit season. This year, invest part of your return towards something that will give back to you long-term; your health. We’ve searched for some of the hottest workout programs on the market today that will help motivate and whip you into shape. Who knows, you may even be able to use some of these as a tax write off at the end of the year.

Motivation is Key
The most important part to any exercise program is motivation. Whether you workout alone or have a gym partner, having positive feedback is key to continued success. FitFiend.com, one of many social networking communities geared towards fitness and health, recently launched with a number of interactive tools to help guide you on your path to a better body and overall health. Similar to Facebook, FitFiend.com allows users to connect with fitness and health experts, search for workout partners and trainers in their area, get fitness and nutritional tips, watch original fitness programming, read about the latest in workout trends, and interact with other fitness enthusiasts for positive feedback. The best part is that this service is free, but the benefits keep on giving. Log on today at www.FitFiend.com.

Balance Your Elements
If social networking isn’t your forte, the creators of elements™ for women, a premium fitness and lifestyle brand, have upgraded the offerings of a personal trainer into an easy-to-use web portal called BalanceD. This upscale and stylish weight loss brand offers a robust online diet program, customized workouts with video demos, nutrition and diet coaching, and expert advice and tips. For those who need extra guidance with their meal planning but don’t want to use pre-packaged foods that are full of salt and preservatives, BalanceD offers a customized meal plan program that takes all of the guess work out of calorie counting. All of this is yours for a $99 lifetime membership, less than you’d pay for some gym memberships. For more information, visit www.balanceyourelements.com.

1,000 Calorie Burn
If you’re not tech-savvy, forget about the computer and head directly to the gym. LA Boxing, one of the leading boxing and mixed martial arts gyms in North America offers a wide range of classes for men and women of all experience levels. Unlike your standard gym that may offer only a handful of boxing classes each week, LA Boxing has an experienced staff with dozens of classes daily that burn up to 1,000 calories an hour. There are few workouts, other than spinning, that can achieve this level of burn, which will get you ripped just in time to don your new swimsuit. With more than 100 gyms open or in development, there is a location in nearly every state. For more information and to find a gym near you, visit www.laboxing.com.

Roll Away Fat & Stress
If you want something more low key, Yamuna Body Rolling™ (YBR) may be for you. Developed by internationally-acclaimed educator, Yamuna, YBR is a revolutionary approach to health and fitness using exercise balls designed exclusively for this practice. It consists of a series of routines using 6 to 10-inch balls. Unlike other ball exercises, YBR goes far beyond random movement and stretch. It allows you to work specific muscles in detail, to create suppleness in tight areas and optimize range of motion. YBR reeducates muscles and stimulates bone, creating positive, permanent changes in the body. While there are practioners of Yamuna’s philosophy throughout the world, her bestselling DVDs and equipment can be purchased at www.YamunaStudio.com, and used any time, any place.